IGN For Haiti Charity Event

On January 12, Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that left the nation and its people devastated. We at IGN felt the need to pitch in.

IGN has rallied the entertainment industry to aid Haiti in its time of need. On Wednesday, January 27, IGN will host a 12-hour online webathon soliciting donations from our readers. The webathon, IGN for Haiti, will be broadcast on Ustream beginning at 9am PST, with the video playing on IGN.com at this location: www.ign.com/ignforhaiti. This is also the page where we'll post updated information on the auction. Viewers will be able to donate directly to Habitat for Humanity or can jump to the IGN for Haiti eBay page to bid on auction items.

We've already received items for auction from many compassionate members of the videogame industry. Some of these items include an original painting from Frank O'Connor of Bungie, a life-size replica Lancer from Epic Games, and a lot more.

Along with viewer donations, the IGN editors will be making our own contributions. During the 12 hour webathon we will be playing Modern Warfare 2. Starting with a level 1 character, the editors will increase their donations for every level gained for the duration of the show. You can find us on Xbox Live on Wednesday using the gamertag IGNXbox.

Stay tuned for more details on items we will be auctioning off and how you can help.

Bid on an original painting by Frank O'connor.

A custom, signed Forza 3 Xbox 360 will be up for auction.

A life-size replica gold plated gun from Bayonetta will be up for auction.